Where does “humalanvieraskasvi” come from?
humalanvieraskasvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish humalanvieras, from Finnish vieras, from Proto-Finnic veeras, from Proto-Finnic veeri, from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre.
humalanvieraskasvi (Finnish): dodder any plant in the family Cuscutaceae, now classified as belonging to the morning glory family
Definitions
- dodder any plant in the family Cuscutaceae, now classified as belonging to the morning glory family
Ancestry of “humalanvieraskasvi”, step by step
humalanvieraskasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish humalanvieras
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | humalanvieras | dodder any plant in the genus |
| 2 | Finnish | vieras | unfamiliar; foreign; guest, visitor |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | veeras | guest, visitor; stranger; strange, foreign,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | veeri | side, flank; edge |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wäre | — |